Written on November 11, 2008
How did WWI start? Who fought with who? A brief retrospective on the 90th anniversary of the armistice that brought WWI to an end.
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Written on November 3, 2008
Thanksgiving celebrates the result of a 66-day voyage across the Atlantic, a peaceful alliance between Pilgrims and Indians, and a bountiful harvest.
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Written on October 16, 2008
Some of the best known novels of the 19th and 20th Centuries were penned in homes around Surrey and Hampshire.
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Written on September 30, 2008
A quick look at American history highlights the significance of this years Presidential election, and reveals some of what we can learn from a trip through America’s southern states.
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Written on August 3, 2008
Drug tourism flourishes in Vang Vieng, Laos. Opium addicted Laotians have all manner of social problems.
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Written on August 2, 2008
A ruthless exploitation of human rights fed the capitalist ambitions of John Rolfe in one of the first North American colonies, giving birth to the slave trade.
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Written on August 1, 2008
In 2001 around 3,800 ‘Lost Boys’ arrived in the United States, today they are scattered in over 38 cities across the country.
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What Happened Between 1914 & 1918?
How did WWI start? Who fought with who? A brief retrospective on the 90th anniversary of the armistice that brought WWI to an end.
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The Origin Of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving celebrates the result of a 66-day voyage across the Atlantic, a peaceful alliance between Pilgrims and Indians, and a bountiful harvest.
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6 World Famous Literary Figures From Surrey & Hampshire, UK
Some of the best known novels of the 19th and 20th Centuries were penned in homes around Surrey and Hampshire.
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10 Civil Rights Milestones In America’s Southern States
A quick look at American history highlights the significance of this years Presidential election, and reveals some of what we can learn from a trip through America’s southern states.
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Narco Tourism In Laos
Drug tourism flourishes in Vang Vieng, Laos. Opium addicted Laotians have all manner of social problems.
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An Englishman, Pocohontas, Tobacco & Slavery
A ruthless exploitation of human rights fed the capitalist ambitions of John Rolfe in one of the first North American colonies, giving birth to the slave trade.
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The Lost Boys Of The Sudan
In 2001 around 3,800 ‘Lost Boys’ arrived in the United States, today they are scattered in over 38 cities across the country.
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